President and Vice President-elect for the 2019-2024 period Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and K.H. Ma’ruf Amin will use official cars from the previous administration after the inauguration ceremony on Sunday this week (20/10), according to Head of Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono. “The President and Vice President will use old official cars. It is the authority […]

The Government has completed the construction of the Palapa Ring also known as Tol Langit (Sky Toll) – a high speed nationwide broadband network that connects Indonesia from the city of Merauke in the East to Sabang island in the West. Managing Director of Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) of Ministry of Communications and […]

Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo assured that inputs for the amendment to the 1945 Constitution will not snowball into other sectors. “We will ask for consultation with the President as the Head of Government and Head of State, and as one of the nation’s stakeholders,” Bambang told reporters after a meeting […]

Members of the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres), who will end their term of office, met President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, (16/10). “This is the end of our duty. We report to him on our accountability in carrying on the task during the past 5 years,” Head of the Presidential Advisory […]

Protest that will be held on the day of the presidential and vice presidential inauguration for the 2019-2024 term is guaranteed by the constitution, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Demonstrations are guaranteed by the constitution,” President Jokowi firmly said after receiving the Speakers of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo requested that the inauguration ceremony of the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2019-2024 period, which will be held on 20 October 2019, to be celebrated simply. “I asked the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) to hold a simple yet solemn inauguration ceremony,” President Jokowi said in […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that he will retain several existing Cabinet Ministers as well as accommodate new names in the upcoming Cabinet line-up for the period of 2019-2024. “Yes, there are several existing names and there are many new names,” President Jokowi told the reporters after receiving Speakers and Vice Speakers of the […]

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned the public to be aware of the spread of haze caused by Forest and Land Fires (Karhutla), particularly in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (Terra Aqua Modis Satellite), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-20), and Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) Satellite have detected an […]

Advanced digital connectivity must be utilized for the welfare and progress of the nation, strengthening unity and brotherhood, and improving education quality, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said. “As well as to strengthen our trade by connecting our MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises) products to the national and even to global market networks,” President […]